Visiting Izumi crane sanctuary

On December 10, we had decided to take a drive🚙 to see cranes in Izumi, Kagoshima. 

Every year from mid-October to December, Siberian cranes migrate to Izumi to spend the winter, remaining until around March. Today there are 10000 birds on the migration ground😁

Driving on National Route 3 from Minamata Interchange on Minami-Kyushu Expressway and passing the central Izumi, we came to the crane sanctuary. You need to pay a 1000 yen entrance fee when entering a parking lot💵

A close up view of the birds is like this.

After that we went to different places where cranes are kept🐦